Cover; Piers Plowman and the Poetics of Enigma; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Language for a Theology of Participation, Theory for a Poetics of Enigma; RIDDLES ENIGMA AS PLAY; CHAPTER 2 Riddling Traditions, Participatory Play, and Langland's First Vision; CHAPTER 3 Riddle Contests and Langland's Fourth Vision; RHETORIC ENIGMA AS PERSUASION; CHAPTER 4 Enigma in the Curriculum: Langland's Third Vision; CHAPTER 5 Enigmatic Authority: Langland's Second Vision; THEOLOGY ENIGMA AS PARTICIPATION.

CHAPTER 6 Enigma and Participation in Langland's Fifth Vision and Julian's RevelationCHAPTER 7 Games of Heaven, Games of Earth: Ending with Enigmas; Epilogue; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.